August, 2019

• 13 August

  Magsayo prepared vs Thai foe

  

  Fit as a fiddle. This is how boxing champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo described himself less than a month before his much-awaited title fight against veteran Panya Uthok of Thailand at the “Pride of Bohol” boxing promotion at the Bohol Wisdom gymnasium in Tagbilaran, Bohol on Aug. 31.

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• 13 August

  Malaysia, BARMM keen on pursuing business partnership

  

  The Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has expressed interest in bringing in big manufacturing enterprises in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), tapping the region’s vast workforce to make processed Halal (Islamic) food and rubber products, among others.

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• 13 August

  Philippines positive on meeting macroeconomic targets

  

  Malacañang remains optimistic in meeting its macroeconomic targets amid the lower-below-expected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of the year.

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• 13 August

  BIR collecting an initial P356-M in tax liabilities from POGOs

  

  The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has collected an initial P186 million in withholding taxes from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and is getting another P170 million this month in tax payments from these businesses employing foreign nationals.

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• 13 August

  NEDA: Boost in local demand to perk up trade

  

  With global growth likely to remain sluggish for the remainder of 2019, the government must exert all efforts in boosting domestic demand and exports’ competitiveness to improve the Philippines’ trade performance, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.

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• 13 August

  Ayala Land income up 12% in first half of 2019

  

  Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) recorded a 12% increase in net income to P15.2 billion in the first six months of 2019 while total revenues increased by 4% to P83.2 billion during the period.

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• 13 August

  The independence of Iza; the interference of Bea and Julia

  Not only is Iza Calzado the senior among the bunch of these young beauties in local tinsel town she’s also the most independent of them all.

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• 13 August

  BP Waterworks Inc. Invests In Leading Software To Jump-start Major ERP Transformation

  

  SAP recently supports BP Waterworks Inc., an ISO-certified private water service provider, to strengthen its financial information systems and achieve significant gains in providing accurate, insightful, and timely information to the organization’s decision-makers and to keep pace with the growing demands of serving and nurturing a growing portfolio of consumers nationwide.

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• 13 August

  ICTSI, NorthPort among Manila’s top taxpayers

  

  The City of Manila has recognized global port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) and subsidiary Manila North Harbour Port, Inc. (NorthPort) as among the city’s top business taxpayers for fiscal year 2018.

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• 13 August

  LTO to begin RFID fee refund August 15

  

  The Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced on Friday that beginning Thursday next week (August 15), motorists who have paid the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) fees from August 1, 2009, to January 15, 2010, will be given refunds from their local LTO offices.

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